succedere

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin succēdere, from sub + cēdō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sutˈt͡ʃɛ.de.re/

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• Rhymes: -ɛdere
• Hyphenation: suc‧cè‧de‧re

Verb

succèdere (first-person singular present succèdo, first-person singular past historic succèssi or (more common in the sense "to succeed (someone in an office)"; not in the sense "to happen") succedétti or (ditto, traditional) succedètti, past participle succèsso or (more common in the sense "to succeed (someone in an office)"; not in the sense "to happen") succedùto, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive) [auxiliary essere]

1. to take the place (of), to succeed (in an office) [with a]

   Synonym: subentrare

   Ad Augusto, primo imperatore romano, succedette Tiberio.

   Tiberius succeeded Augustus, the first Roman emperor.

   (literally, “To Augustus […] succeeded Tiberius.”)

2. (obsolete) to fall heir to; to be inherited by (of property) [with a]
   • […] non avea alcun erede, né a chi legittimamente succedesse il suo

     [he] had no heirs, nor anyone to righfully inherit his [property]

3. to follow in order; to come after [with a]

   Synonym: seguire

   All'alba succede il tramonto.

   Sunset comes after sunrise.

   (literally, “To sunrise succeeds sunset.”)

4. to be subsequent or consequent (to); to follow [with a]

   Synonym: susseguirsi

   A quelle parole successe un putiferio.

   A ruckus followed those words.

   (literally, “To those words succeeded a ruckus.”)

5. (obsolete) to be able to, to manage to, to be successful in

   Synonym: riuscire

   • Di ferir lui ¶ Non gli successe, ma del grande Acate ¶ Graffiò la coscia lievemente

     He was not able to hurt him, but he lightly scratched the thigh of the great Achates

6. to happen, to occur, to take place

   Synonyms: accadere, capitare

   Facciamolo succedere. ― Let's make that happen.

Usage notes

• In the meaning "to happen, occur", the verb can only take successi as the past historic form and successo as the past participle form.
• In the meaning "to succeed (someone in an office)", the verb normally takes succedetti as the remote past form and succeduto as the past participle form.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of succèdere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	succèdere
auxiliary verb		èssere	gerund		succedèndo
present participle		succedènte	past participle		succèsso, succedùto1
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	succèdo	succèdi	succède	succediàmo	succedéte	succèdono
imperfect	succedévo	succedévi	succedéva	succedevàmo	succedevàte	succedévano
past historic	succèssi, succedétti1, succedètti1,2	succedésti	succèsse, succedétte1, succedètte1,2	succedémmo	succedéste	succèssero, succedéttero1, succedèttero1,2
future	succederò	succederài	succederà	succederémo	succederéte	succederànno
conditional	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	succederèi	succederésti	succederèbbe, succederébbe	succederémmo	succederéste	succederèbbero, succederébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	succèda	succèda	succèda	succediàmo	succediàte	succèdano
imperfect	succedéssi	succedéssi	succedésse	succedéssimo	succedéste	succedéssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		succèdi	succèda	succediàmo	succedéte	succèdano
negative imperative		non succèdere	non succèda	non succediàmo	non succedéte	non succèdano

¹More common in the sense "to succeed (someone in an office)"; not in the sense "to happen".
²Traditional.

Related terms

Related terms

• succedersi
• succeditore
• succesibile
• successione
• successivo
• successo
• successore

Further reading

• succedere in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• succedere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Verb

succēdēre

1. second-person singular future passive indicative of succēdō

Verb

succēdere

1. inflection of succēdō:
   1. present active infinitive
   2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suk.ˈt͡ʃe.de.re/
• Rhymes: -edere
• Hyphenation: suc‧ce‧de‧re

Noun

succedere f (plural succederi)

1. Alternative form of succedare

Declension

Declension of succedere

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) succedere	succederea	(niște) succederi	succederile
genitive/dative	(unei) succederi	succederii	(unor) succederi	succederilor
vocative	succedere, succedereo		succederilor